Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire<p>Arguably, the turning point in the 2012 US presidential elections between incumbent president Barack Obama and Mitt Romney was the leaking of a recording of the former Utah governor’s infamous “47%” comment.<p>The comment was a reference to a certain segment of US society being …

Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said a growing exodus of migrants from Africa over the past two years demonstrated the urgent need to work more closely with African countries to boost their development, economic growth and security.<p>"We have understood the wake-up call of the last years. Years …